Sunday, 27 September 2015

Billie Marten - Bird

We’re not sure if Billie Marten is getting bored of all the ‘new Laura Marling’ tags yet (we are, but as a new artist these comparisons are almost inevitable), but her forthcoming As Long As EP will probably find the likening switching to Lucy Rose. Marten has the same sort of unshowy voice as Rose, never pushing things to hard, relying instead on a genteel sereneness to draw you into her world.New song Bird, the first of the four songs to be released from the EP, is a timely reminder that there will always be a space for something a little softer and slower in amongst the dense, fast-paced harshness of the modern world. This one is beautifully produced, the song growing with a haunting clarity, but despite the atmospheric build, it's many miles from being anything near bombastic or over the top. Wonderfully enticing.Billie Marten - Bird